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A year ago, it didn’t seem possible that a General Assembly session could be more surreal. In the course of a few short weeks…
As we approach “crossover” day in the State House Monday, our Maryland leaders should ask themselves: What will be Maryland’s climate legacy this year?…
Legislators in Annapolis are currently considering the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, legislation that would provide all of Maryland’s youth adequate education funding for the first…
The State of Maryland has a powerful and binding tool to help improve water quality and the health of the Chesapeake Bay for the…
I have worked in the education and nonprofit space in Baltimore for the past decade, and never have I been more excited and hopeful…
Don’t be fooled: the Water Quality Accountability Act (SB 820/ HB 1416) is a water privatization bill. It would take away all public funding…
The increasing homeless population in all urban centers shows that achieving housing equity will require an innovative approach to residential distribution along with a…
To start, let’s make one thing perfectly clear: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is still the law despite Republican efforts to…
So much for Bernie Sanders and socialism. We’ve all met the likes of Sanders before, if not in actual life then in books, union…
The Kirwan Blueprint bill moved way too fast through the House last week and passed late Friday night. Now it crosses over to the…